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16:52Self-filling water bottle: BUSTED!
1.1M views • 10 years ago
Thunderf00t
Thunderf00t debunks the Fontus self-filling water bottle, arguing that pulling meaningful amounts of water from air with a small solar-powered device is thermodynamically impractical.
9:46Avoid These Words (And Not Just at Work)
524K views • 2 years ago
Adam Savage’s Tested
Adam Savage answers viewer questions on dealing with condescending colleagues, focusing on dismissive phrases such as 'why don't you just' and 'I would have'. He explains why such language undermines the person receiving it.
Topic match · Productivity & self-improvement
10:23DIY Sleep Apnea Fix Update: What We’ve Learned
542K views • 3 years ago
Essential Craftsman
Essential Craftsman follows up on his earlier video about a DIY approach to sleep apnea. It centers on forcing nose breathing during sleep with mouth taping and nasal strips, and says to seek medical guidance.
16:30Civil Forfeiture: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
15.9M views • 12 years ago
LastWeekTonight
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on civil asset forfeiture, the process by which police can seize property they suspect is tied to crime. It explains how the property itself is put on trial and how departments profit.
15:27America Always Gets This Wrong (when building transit)
2.2M views • 4 years ago
Not Just Bikes
Not Just Bikes argues that North American transit struggles to attract riders because of the land use around it, not the transit itself. It uses examples such as a London, Ontario line with unreachable stations.
6:44I was wrong (and so was everyone)
5M views • 3 years ago
Tom Scott
Tom Scott's correction video on his earlier claim that 18th-century insurance firefighters let uninsured buildings burn. After a historian looked into it, he concludes the story was wrong and explains how the error happened.